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Instructions to authors..../ Instructions aux auteurs....
WaterSA publishes refereed, original work in all
branches of water science, technology and engineering. This
includes water resources development; the hydrological cycle;
surface hydrology; geohydrology and hydrometeorology; limnology;
salinisation; treatment and management of municipal and
industrial water and wastewater; treatment and disposal of sewage
sludge; environmental pollution control; water quality and
treatment; aquaculture in terms of its impact on the water
resource; agricultural water science; etc.
Contributions may take the form of a paper, a critical review,
a short communication, a rapid communication, a technical note or
comments on papers already published. A paper is a
comprehensive contribution to the subject, including
introduction, experimental information and discussion of results.
A review is an authoritative, critical account of recent
and current research in a specific field to which the author has
made notable contributions. A short communication is a
concise account of new and significant findings to inform readers
of preliminary or limited research results. A rapid
communication is an original contribution which merits prompt
publication to publicise the findings of very recent research
with immediate significance. A technical note describes an
original process or technique without necessarily including
extensive data, theory or critical evaluation. Comments on
papers already published are sent to the authors of the paper for
reply and both the comments and the authors' reply will be
published in the next issue of Water SA.
GENERAL
Submission of manuscript
The submission of a paper will be taken to indicate that it
has not, and will not, without the consent of the Editor, be
submitted for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts, in English
only, should be submitted to:
The Editor
Water SA
PO Box 824
Pretoria 0001
South Africa
Alternatively, manuscripts may be submitted by E-mail: [email protected]
or [email protected].
The Internet address is http://www.wrc.org.za.
Reprints
One hundred free reprints of each paper will be provided. Any
additional copies or reprints must be ordered from the printer
(address available on request).
Abstracts
Papers should be accompanied by an abstract. Abstracts have
become increasingly important with the growth of electronic data
storage. In preparing abstracts, authors should give brief,
factual information about the objectives, methods, results and
conclusions of the work. Unsubstantiated viewpoints should not be
included.
Refereeing
Manuscripts will be submitted to and assessed by referees.
Authors bear sole responsibility for the factual accuracy of
their publications.
Correspondence
State the name and address of the author to whom
correspondence should be addressed on the title page.
SCRIPT REQUIREMENTS
Lay-out of manuscript
An original typed script in double spacing together with three
copies should be submitted. Words normally italicised should be
typed in italics or underlined. The title should be
concise and followed by authors' names and complete addresses. A
paper may be organised under main headings such as Introduction,
Experimental, Results, Discussion (or Results and
Discussion), Conclusions, Acknowledgements and References.
Contents of manuscripts
The International System of Units (SI) applies. Technical and
familiar abbreviations may be used, but must be defined if any
doubt exists.
Tables
Tables are numbered in arabic numerals (Table 1) and should
bear a short but adequate descriptive caption. Their appropriate
position in the text should be indicated.
Illustrations and line drawings
One set of original figures and two sets of copies should
accompany each submission. Photographs should be on glossy paper
(half-tone illustrations should be kept to the minimum) and
enlarged sufficiently to permit clear reproduction in half-tone.
All illustrations, line-drawings and photographs must be fully
identified on the back, numbered consecutively and be provided
with descriptive captions typed on a separate sheet. Authors are
requested to use proper drawing equipment for uniform lines and
lettering of a size which will be clearly legible after
reduction. Freehand or typewritten lettering and lines are
not acceptable. The originals should be packed carefully, with
cardboard backing, to avoid damage in transit.
Please also note that electronic figures should be submitted
in their original format (e.g. Excel) and not be embedded
in the MS Word or other word-processing document. Scanned figures
are not acceptable.
Revised manuscripts
The final accepted and updated manuscript should
be submitted on disk or by E-mail, and accompanied by an
identical paper copy. WordPerfect is the preferred software
format, but MS Word is also acceptable. Please indicate which
program was used.
References
Authors are responsible for the accuracy of references.
References to published literature should be quoted in the text
as follows: Smith (1982) or (Smith, 1982). Where more than two
authors are involved, the first author's name followed by et al.
and the date should be used.
All references are listed alphabetically at the end of each
paper and not given as footnotes. The names of all authors should
be given in the list of references. Titles of journals of
periodicals are abbreviated according to Chemical Abstracts
Service Source Index (Cassi).
Two examples of the presentation of references are the
following:
GRABOW WOK, COUBROUGH P, NUPEN EM and BATEMAN BW (1984)
Evaluations of coliphages as indicators of the virological
quality of sewage-polluted water. Water SA 10 (1)
7-14.
WENZEL RG (1975) Limnology. WB Saunders Company,
Philadelphia. 324 pp.
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